Annotation: I’ll Give You the Sun is the story of twins Noah and Jude. They were once as close as twins can be, but by the summer of their thirteenth year love and jealousy threaten their relationship. Within the next three years, their family will go through life changing heartbreak and loss as well as witnessing both Noah and Jude’s first experiences of falling in love. Though it seems that Noah and Jude can no longer trust each other or their parents, they will learn that by keeping their own personal truths hidden, they are not sparing each other but only driving themselves further apart. This Printz Award winning novel is by Jandy Nelson. Transcript Greta Frensley 6/2/15
Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper published by Atheneum Books 2008
Annotation: Copper Sun is the story of Amari, a young girl from Africa who is captured, enslaved, and sold to a plantation owner for his son’s sixteenth birthday. It is the story of her survival and quest for freedom as she endures unbelievable suffering and humiliation. She is joined by Polly, an indentured servant who also longs for freedom. In this Coretta Scott King award winning novel, Sharon Draper paints a picture of slavery that will remain with the reader after the last page is read.
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick published by Roaring Book Press 2011
ANNOTATION:Eric Seven, a journalist, travels to a remote island named Blessed where he meets a beautiful local named Merle. They are slain in a ritual that echoes a moment centuries before when a king was slain and torn from his queen. Midwinterblood is written in seven short stories that spans a timeframe from centuries past to the near future. Beautifully imagined, intricately and cleverly structured, this is a heart-wrenching and breathtaking love story with Marcus Sedgwick’s signature gothic touches of atmosphere, blood-spilling, and sacrifice.
Kim Clifford April 24, 2014 Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein published by Disney-Hyperion 2013
ANNOTATION:While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur poet, Rose Justice, is captured by Nazis. She is sent to a concentration camp. The loyalty, friendship, and bravery of fellow prisoners gives Rose hope in the impossible. This unforgettable story is forged from courage, resolve, and the slim but bright chance of survival. Elizabeth Wein is the author of the best-selling Code Name Verity. She gives us another stunning WWII thriller with Rose under Fire.
Kim Clifford April 24, 2014 Midwinter Blood by Marcus Sedgwick published by Roaring Book Press 2011
Annotation: Eric, a journalist, travels to the Island of Blessed. On this beautiful island inhabitants live forever but it is also full of secrets. Eric meets Merle and their love intertwines through seven stories and throughout time. Printz Award.
Teresa Anderson June 30, 2014 Maus I by Art Spiegelman published by Pantheon Books 1986
Annotation: Author and artist, Art Spiegelman graphic novel tells the story of his fathers life during World War 2. Vladek survives the Holocaust and recounts the story of love, loss, suffering to his son. Art Spiegelman retells the story through pictures and words with the Jewish people as mice and the Nazi's as cats. Spiegelman's novel tells a harsh story in a less threatened medium. A Pulitzer Prize winner.
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Annotation: I’ll Give You the Sun is the story of twins Noah and Jude. They were once as close as twins can be, but by the summer of their thirteenth year love and jealousy threaten their relationship. Within the next three years, their family will go through life changing heartbreak and loss as well as witnessing both Noah and Jude’s first experiences of falling in love. Though it seems that Noah and Jude can no longer trust each other or their parents, they will learn that by keeping their own personal truths hidden, they are not sparing each other but only driving themselves further apart. This Printz Award winning novel is by Jandy Nelson.
Transcript
Greta Frensley 6/2/15
Annotation: Copper Sun is the story of Amari, a young girl from Africa who is captured, enslaved, and sold to a plantation owner for his son’s sixteenth birthday. It is the story of her survival and quest for freedom as she endures unbelievable suffering and humiliation. She is joined by Polly, an indentured servant who also longs for freedom. In this Coretta Scott King award winning novel, Sharon Draper paints a picture of slavery that will remain with the reader after the last page is read.
Greta Frensley 6/2/2015
ANNOTATION: Eric Seven, a journalist, travels to a remote island named Blessed where he meets a beautiful local named Merle. They are slain in a ritual that echoes a moment centuries before when a king was slain and torn from his queen. Midwinterblood is written in seven short stories that spans a timeframe from centuries past to the near future. Beautifully imagined, intricately and cleverly structured, this is a heart-wrenching and breathtaking love story with Marcus Sedgwick’s signature gothic touches of atmosphere, blood-spilling, and sacrifice.
TRANSCRIPT
Kim Clifford April 24, 2014
ANNOTATION: While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur poet, Rose Justice, is captured by Nazis. She is sent to a concentration camp. The loyalty, friendship, and bravery of fellow prisoners gives Rose hope in the impossible. This unforgettable story is forged from courage, resolve, and the slim but bright chance of survival. Elizabeth Wein is the author of the best-selling Code Name Verity. She gives us another stunning WWII thriller with Rose under Fire.
TRANSCRIPT
Kim Clifford April 24, 2014
Midwinter Blood by Marcus Sedgwick published by Roaring Book Press 2011
Annotation: Eric, a journalist, travels to the Island of Blessed. On this beautiful island inhabitants live forever but it is also full of secrets. Eric meets Merle and their love intertwines through seven stories and throughout time. Printz Award.
Teresa Anderson June 30, 2014
Annotation: Author and artist, Art Spiegelman graphic novel tells the story of his fathers life during World War 2. Vladek survives the Holocaust and recounts the story of love, loss, suffering to his son. Art Spiegelman retells the story through pictures and words with the Jewish people as mice and the Nazi's as cats. Spiegelman's novel tells a harsh story in a less threatened medium. A Pulitzer Prize winner.
Teresa Anderson June 30, 2014
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